According to the 2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Medical School Rankings, the UNC School of Medicine was ranked 1st in Primary Care overall and tied for 22nd in Research overall. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine was ranked among the best in several categories including: 3rd in Primary care, 31st in Research, and 5th in Family medicine.

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine was ranked 4th in both primary care education and research education, the only school in the nation to rank among the top five in both categories, in the 2014 rankings from U.S. News & World Report's issue of "American's Best Graduate Schools".

The David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was ranked No. 11 among medical schools in primary care and No. 13 among medical schools in research.

The UC San Diego School of Medicine was ranked 15th in research-intensive programs among 126 medical schools; and in the primary care category, it was placed 39th out of 114 medical schools.

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was ranked 18th out of 149 accredited medical schools nationwide, according to the 2013-2014 U.S. News survey on "America's Best Graduate Schools". This strong ranking solidifies Mount Sinai's reputation as one of the top 20 medical schools in the United States.

The Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine in Indianapolis was ranked 37th in the primary care category and 48th in the research category.